Combination hat carrier and overnight bag



Nov. 24,. 1925- H. s. FORST comsmuxou HAT cmmm AND ovmmmn'r BAG FiledNov. 8, 1923 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 24, 1925..

un ts stares N .ilitliil HARRY S. FORS'I, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNOB TO HUGO BAROL, 0F FEILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CO1VBINATION HAT CARRIER AND OVERNIGHT BAG.

Applieation'fil'ed November 8, 1923.

To all iii/1.0m it may concern Be it known that I, Henry S. Fons'r. acitizen of the llnited States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulCombination Hat Carrier and Overnight Bag, of which the following is a.specification.

My invent-ion consists ot a hat carrier and an overnight bag which isformed of body adapted for the reception of a hat and having a roundedbottom so that the general rounded shape of the hat conforms thereto,whereby said shape may be preserved and the hat may be packed againstshitting and injury, provision being also made for carrying wearingapparel, toilet and other articles and suilicient requisites forovernight or week end purposes.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long they are within the spirit or scopeof the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hat carrier and overnightbag embodying my invei'i'liion, the body of the same being open.

l igure 2 represents a return] vertical. section tl'iereo'l' on line 2-2l igure l.

Similar ninnerals 01 reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates the body ot the hat carrier and overnight bag, the samebeing formed of comparatively vertical front, rear and side walls, and abottom 2 which is half round downwardly so as to conform in generalrespects to the rounded shape of a hat which is placed sideways in thebody and conveniently carried thereon without injury thereto, it beingevident that a night shirt or some other apparel or article required fortravelling may be folded around the hat and rested on the bottom and sopack the hat against shifting and provide a cushion on which the hat maybe sottly supported and so the hat preserved in shape and condition.

Serial No. 673,425.

The top of the body which is open is of piadrilateral form and. so mayreceive light articles which may be placed loosely on the hat withoutdamaging it, and assist in pack ing it from above.

The body has connected. with it the lid 3 for closing the top thereof,the same having connected with it the 'ilap t which may be locked orfastened to an adjacent portion ot the body by snap tastenings, strapsand buckles as desired, said lid having thereon a handle 5 for evidentpurposes.

To the inner side of the lid are secured the pockets (S for containingarticles of use for a traveller, and holders 7 for a comb, tooth brush,button hook and a nail tile or other toilet requirements of the kind.

To an inner wall of the body are secured thepockets 8 for containinghandkerchiets, stockings, and other articles of use tor a traveller.

It will be seen that I provide a unitary device which is of simple,light and ineXpen sire construction, compact in its nature and mostserviceable to rthe purpose intended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Let tors Patent,

l. A hat carrier and overi'iight bag con sisting ot a body l'iai'ingtrout and rear walls which are flat and which are arrangeiil in.parallelism, and side walls which are flat tor a portion ot their extentand which terminatc in a rounded bottom, a liat covering lid,

and a toldable l'iap on the lid with means for fastening the lid to thebody, said body having on an inner side thereof receiving pockets fortravelling convenience.

'2. A hat carrier and overnight bag consisting of a body having trontand rear walls which are flat and which are arranged in parallelisn'i,and side walls which. are flat tor a portion of their extent and whichterminate in a rounded bottom, a flat covering lid, and a toldable tlapon the lid with means tor fastening the lid to the body, said lid.having on its underside attached thereto receiving pockets fortravelling conveniences.

3. A bag oi the character stated having a tlat trout wall the bottomedge ot which is f ll formed upon a curved line, a Hat rear wall thobottom edge of which iQ also foi'mmi. upon a curved hue and the top whoof which rum" wall is provided with :1 cover having a flap o'vorLvingthe top edge of said fi'ont W H, side walls the mum-most parts of whichare flat, said fiat portions torn hinting in :1 curved portioncoextensive with the said curved parts of the front and Your \vails toprovide :1 ('lll'VWi hofl'om, means for dvizwh ably securing Haitivovm-ing (o phu-o, 11ml hzmillo carried by said vow-r.

HA RRY S. FORSIV.

